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The impact on environment by using product is deeply related to product development and design. Companies have a responsibility to develop technologies to reduce their environmental impact and to design products that are easy to reuse and recycle, considering the entire products' life cycle from material procurement to the use and disposal by customers.
JTEKT believes that our products and technologies directly and indirectly provide environmental countermeasures for our customers' products and manufacturing processes and, as such, greatly contribute to the environment. Therefore, we endeavor to improve the environmental performance of each product through the product lifecycle, and are contributing to the prevention of global warming and the effective use of resources as we strive to achieve a sustainable society.
Main FY2023 results
Results evaluation_Environmental Action Plan 2025 and Activity Results 2023
| Classification | Initiative Items | Target and initiative policy | FY2023 Activity Result | Assessment | |
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| Products and Technologies | Development and design of environmentally friendly products | (1) Development of new technology and products that promote environmental impact reduction of top runners | Deploy the environmental efficiency formula established by JTEKT to each group company, aiming to improve the assessment of our products as All-JTEKT |
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| (2) Promotion of 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) design with consideration for effective use of resources | ①Prompotion of the product design easily recyclable ②Reduction of resource and energy consumption by downsizing, weight-saving, and lengthening product life |
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| (3) Management and reduction of environmentally hazardous substances contained in products | Promotion of global chemical regulation compliance and establishment of management |
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| (4) Deployment of environmental assessment at the design and development stages | Promotion of environmentally friendly products through environmental assessment at the design and development stage |
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| (5) Contribution to CO2 reduction by products | ①Reduction of CO2 emissions by switching to environmentally friendly products ②CO2 reduction contribution from product use shall be at least 165K-ton by FY2025 (Global contribution to annual CO2 reduction) FY2023 target: 133K t-CO2 or more |
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Activity report
Promotion by Environmental Responsive Products Subcommittee
The Environmental Responsive Products Subcommittee promotes development of environmentally-friendly products together with the domestic group companies. Innovative technology is incorporated in the development and design stages to make products smaller, lighter, and more efficient, as well as reduce the usage amount of environmentally hazardous substances and raw materials. In this way,JTEKT is engaging in environmental conservation on a global scale through its products.
Contribution to CO2 reduction by products
In FY2023, we improved the efficiency of our products through further efforts to reduce weight and energy savings, resulting in a contribution to CO₂ reduction by our products to 575kt. Although we have exceeded our FY2025 target as of FY2021, we are continuing our initiatives to further reduce CO2 emissions.
*Contribution to CO2 reduction by products is the amount calculated globally in a single fiscal year.
Assessment method
In order to make the environmental load reduction effect of our products evaluated numerically, we have established its basic formula for environmental efficiency as our own index. The higher the value, the greater the environmental impact reduction. Therefore, we set the target of a higher environmental efficiency value each year, and work on product development while evaluating the degree of achievement.
- Basic formula for environmental efficiency and environmental efficiency computation
Environmental efficiency is a value calculated based on the degree of lightness, compactness, energy-savings, etc. The environmental efficiency value is calculated by dividing the environmental efficiency of the assessed product by that of the standard product. - Computation of environmental load reduction effects
Environmental load reduction effect is determined by calculating the environmental load reduction rate from the environmental efficiency value. For example, if the environmental efficiency value is 1.25, the environmental load reduction effect of the product is 20%, and the reduced environmental load is calculated as the reciprocal of the envirnmental efficiency value.
Initiatives of the JTEKT Group
JTEKT is promoting environmental design activities through the concerted efforts of each business division and group company. With such ingenuity from the design stage, the JTEKT Group's products contribute to the global environment.
Main implementation contents
JTEKT ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
"Reduction in power consumption from existing products by developing CM5-RHMI"
Our company sells the EA9 series of display units for the North American market. Five years have passed since the launch of this display series, and it was necessary to develop a successor model to meet growing user needs for higher functionality and easier use of IoT functions.
Besides, we have confirmed cases where this product is used as a main unit for connecting to an external large monitor via HDMI because the functions are insufficient for products with a screen integrated to 15 inches or less.
Based on these examples, the newly developed successor model will need to install additional external devices to match the increased software functionality. However, installing additional external equipment requires a dedicated power supply, which may increase power consumption.
By integrating and consolidating these external devices, the CM5-RHMI, a successor model, was able to reduce power consumption to 0.16 W, even taking into account the increased power consumption due to functional improvements, resulting in a 66% reduction in power consumption. (Conventional model consumes 0.46 W)
<Effects of Initiatives>
Reduced power consumption by 0.3 W (66%) compared with conventional model
Conventional products required a USB expansion HUB and GateWay device as external peripheral devices, but the environmentally friendly product eliminates the need for a dedicated external power supply by incorporating these two functions within the product. The use of environmentally friendly components has reduced power consumption by 0.3W compared with conventional products and eliminated the need to install peripheral equipment, resulting in energy and cost savings.
66% reduction in power consumption
Environmentally friendly product has achieved a 66% reduction in power consumption by reducing external peripherals.
Going forward, we will continue to develop energy- and resource-efficient products to reduce environmental impacts.
My SDGs
Industrial and Bearing Business Unit
Engineering Planning Dept.
Manufacturing for the Earth
In accordance with our basic philosophy "for the Earth, for the world, and for our customers," we aim to minimize our impact on the global environment while supporting our customers' product development through our business activities. We will promote product design and development to reduce environmental impacts, including CO2 emissions during the use of bearings, and provide the best services for the future of the earth and our customers at OneJTEKT.